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Malaga airport sees busiest August in history with more than 2.6 million passengers passing through – a quarter of them Brits

SPAIN’S tourism boom is reflected in Malaga Airport’s record-breaking August when 2.6 million visitors flew in, a 9.6% increase on last year. The largest contributors

13 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

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Fears for missing 19-year-old Amy in Spain: Teenager texted her friend saying ‘I’m in s***’ before her phone went dead

In a post on social media, her family said she sent a final WhatsApp message at 8pm to a friend abroad

12 Sep, 2024 @ 19:02

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Spain to create a national travel card that can be topped up and used on ALL public transport

TRAVELLING on public transport in Spain could soon be made much simpler. The Ministry of Transport is studying the creation of a national travel card

12 Sep, 2024 @ 11:25

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain on alert after ‘very dangerous’ British criminal escapes from high-security prison in Portugal – as police chief warns ‘lives are at stake’

SPANISH police are on high alert after a ‘very dangerous’ British prisoner escaped from a high-security prison in Portugal. Mark Cameron Roscaleer, 39, was one

11 Sep, 2024 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spanish police seize over a MILLION ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza as they rumble Italian-led trans-European narco network

SPANISH police have announced a record-breaking drugs haul after seizing over a million ecstasy pills in raids in Ibiza and Malaga. The sophisticated European smuggling

10 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

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Weather rollercoaster in Spain this week: Cold snap will bring lows of 5C to some parts before warming once again – these are the affected areas

A COLD snap will tease the start of autumn in Spain this week with many central and northern areas seeing lows of 5C. Between Thursday

10 Sep, 2024 @ 16:07

Lead·National News·Weather

Gibraltar National Day: How did we get here? When the Gibraltarians said no to sharing sovereignty with Spain in the most unanimous vote in history

TODAY is Gibraltar’s National Day, when the inhabitants of the tiny peninsula celebrate 320 years this year of British rule over the Rock. Yet the

10 Sep, 2024 @ 12:48

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What is the Eastside Project? The €340m extension of Gibraltar being backed by a Vietnamese fund – and sparking outrage among some Spaniards

WORK continues apace on the land reclamation project on Gibraltar’s eastern flank, with a recent image capturing just how much the coastline has been transformed.

9 Sep, 2024 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·National News

When will the clocks change for winter 2024 and on when does summer officially end?

THE height of summer is over and the season itself will officially come to an end this month. You will already be noticing that the

7 Sep, 2024 @ 14:49

National News·Weather

British expats and locals vote against plans for a child migrant centre in Mallorca

Number of teen and child migrants arriving to Spain doubled last year, new figures show – with the majority coming from Senegal and Morocco

SPAIN took in 4,865 unaccompanied foreign child migrants in 2023, more than twice as many as in the previous year, when 2,375 arrived. The Attorney

6 Sep, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Ryanair reveals its new Spain routes but blasts the country’s airport taxes for ‘limiting’ growth

RYANAIR unveiled a growth plan on Thursday to invest €3 billion to expand its operations in Spain through to 2030 but threatened it will only

5 Sep, 2024 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

British tech company wins robotics contract in Spain to automate electric car assembly lines

A BRITISH robotics company has won a multi-million euro contract in Spain to deliver robotic assembly systems. Expert Technologies Group, a leader in its robotic

4 Sep, 2024 @ 20:00

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Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show – while prices jumped by almost 3%

HOME sales in Spain leapt up by 20.2% in July 2024 compared to a year earlier according to figures published on Wednesday by the General

4 Sep, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Property

Spain second best country in the world for prospective American expats

Spain’s booming housing market sets new record, but its pain for renters as price rises continue to soar in double digits – where does your area rank?

SPAIN’S housing market continues to burn brightly, with both purchase and rental markets seeing near-double digit price rises year-on-year. Homeowners and landlords will be pleased

4 Sep, 2024 @ 08:01

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Unprecedented May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

UPDATED: This August was the hottest in Spain since records began, figures reveal

SPAIN sweltered its way to its hottest August since records began, with average temperatures of 25C. It was 2C above the 1991-2020 average and even

3 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Why has Spain seen far fewer forest fires this year?

SPAIN has seen a big fall in land destroyed by forest fires in the first eight months of 2023- around half the average for the

3 Sep, 2024 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Spain wants to attract more Chinese, American and Swedish tourists because they spend far more than the ‘low cost’ British and French, report suggests

RECORD foreign tourist numbers are good news for the Spanish economy but visitors from some countries spend a lot more than others. The biggest number

3 Sep, 2024 @ 11:39

Lead·National News

At least 435 boat migrants arrive to Spain’s Canary Islands in less than 48 hours, including women and children

AT least 435 boat migrants on have arrived to the Canary Islands in Spain this weekend. A boat carrying 75 people from sub-Saharan Africa, one

31 Aug, 2024 @ 19:09

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy PM, steals the show on DJ decks in Ibiza

ANGELA Rayner, the British Deputy Prime Minister, swapped parliament for partying this week as she hit the Ibiza club scene. The political powerhouse becae the

30 Aug, 2024 @ 17:45

National News

Revealed: The secret codes for cruising for love in Mercadona as TikTok trend explodes – from an upside down pineapple, jingling keys and lettuce

IT’S been days since the trend of looking for love in Mercadona first began appearing online. It has now exploded into a social media craze,

30 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·National News

Spain records its lowest inflation rate in 14 months

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate fell to 2.2% in August- the lowest figure since June 2023 when it stood at 1.9%. The National Institute of Statistics

29 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Lead·National News

Heavy rain and gales forecast from Friday for parts of Spain

Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail

TEMPERATURES will fall by up to 10C in parts of Spain on Thursday as a trough of cold air sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean.

29 Aug, 2024 @ 11:20

Lead·National News·Weather

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

Brit, 70, collapses and dies on popular hiking route in Spain

A BRITISH pensioner has died while hiking in a popular beauty spot in Spain. The unnamed 70-year-old was walking the Cares Route in the northwestern

29 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·National News

British expat defends leading an ‘anti-tourism’ campaign in Spain’s Tenerife after being branded a ‘hypocrite’

A BRITISH immigrant living in Tenerife has ignited controversy by leading an anti-tourism campaign that calls for a tax on holidaymakers visiting the popular Spanish

28 Aug, 2024 @ 14:44

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

‘Our paradise is now a nightmare’: Locals in Malaga fume after their luxury tower blocks become home to 110 tourist flats

RESIDENTS in a pair of tower blocks in Malaga are up in arms over the proliferation of tourist apartments that they claim create a ‘living

28 Aug, 2024 @ 13:08

National News

Weather warnings are issued for storms, rain and hail across Spain this week, even in Andalucia – these are the areas on alert

A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued across much of Spain this week as August looks set for a stormy finale. According to state

28 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·National News·Weather

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Malaga airport sees busiest August in history with more than 2.6 million passengers passing through – a quarter of them Brits

Fears for missing 19-year-old Amy in Spain: Teenager texted her friend saying ‘I’m in s***’ before her phone went dead

Spain to create a national travel card that can be topped up and used on ALL public transport

Spain on alert after ‘very dangerous’ British criminal escapes from high-security prison in Portugal – as police chief warns ‘lives are at stake’

Spanish police seize over a MILLION ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza as they rumble Italian-led trans-European narco network

Weather rollercoaster in Spain this week: Cold snap will bring lows of 5C to some parts before warming once again – these are the affected areas

Gibraltar National Day: How did we get here? When the Gibraltarians said no to sharing sovereignty with Spain in the most unanimous vote in history

What is the Eastside Project? The €340m extension of Gibraltar being backed by a Vietnamese fund – and sparking outrage among some Spaniards

When will the clocks change for winter 2024 and on when does summer officially end?

Number of teen and child migrants arriving to Spain doubled last year, new figures show – with the majority coming from Senegal and Morocco

Ryanair reveals its new Spain routes but blasts the country’s airport taxes for ‘limiting’ growth

British tech company wins robotics contract in Spain to automate electric car assembly lines

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show – while prices jumped by almost 3%

Spain’s booming housing market sets new record, but its pain for renters as price rises continue to soar in double digits – where does your area rank?

UPDATED: This August was the hottest in Spain since records began, figures reveal

Why has Spain seen far fewer forest fires this year?

Spain wants to attract more Chinese, American and Swedish tourists because they spend far more than the ‘low cost’ British and French, report suggests

At least 435 boat migrants arrive to Spain’s Canary Islands in less than 48 hours, including women and children

Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy PM, steals the show on DJ decks in Ibiza

Revealed: The secret codes for cruising for love in Mercadona as TikTok trend explodes – from an upside down pineapple, jingling keys and lettuce

Spain records its lowest inflation rate in 14 months

Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail

Brit, 70, collapses and dies on popular hiking route in Spain

British expat defends leading an ‘anti-tourism’ campaign in Spain’s Tenerife after being branded a ‘hypocrite’

‘Our paradise is now a nightmare’: Locals in Malaga fume after their luxury tower blocks become home to 110 tourist flats

Weather warnings are issued for storms, rain and hail across Spain this week, even in Andalucia – these are the areas on alert

These are the costa crimes Spanish police are set to interrogate Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons about – could it lead to the unravelling of the entire ‘super cartel’?

Irishwoman, 38, avoids prison with last minute plea deal after admitting to ‘lustfully’ groping Swedish teenager in Magaluf hotel steam bath

WATCH: Anger as jet ski rider chases and harasses dolphins off popular Costa Blanca resort

Spain welcomes cooler temperatures after historic heat wave that sent June records tumbling across the country

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner spotted on location in Almeria filming new Tomb Raider series

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